Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Thermoformer Chooses Clarified PP For New Food Containers

Lacerta expands beyond PET to offer one of the first clear PP packages with tamper-evident properties.

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PET

Resin Prices Up, But Not for Long

A turnaround is foreseen for PE, PP, PS, PVC, and PET, based on supply-demand balance and/or feedstock costs.

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With the Exception of PP, Commodity Resin Prices Flat-to-Down

Going into December, resin prices are likely to be relatively stable with PP prices bumping up a bit.

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Post-Consumer PET Bottles Turned to New ‘True’ Black Jeans

Unifil’s Repreve recycled fiber used by Cone Denim in a new line of black jeans.

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Packaging

“Green PE” Used for Carbon Negative Composted Leaf Package

Braskem and Trinity Packaging partner up to help Maryland county improve their composting program through packaging alternative.

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Biopolymers

Mussels Inspire New Plastic

It can stretch without snapping and repair its own molecular bonds.

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Automotive

DSM to Expand Reach in Materials Technology for Automotive

A partnership agreement with Toyota Motorsport involves all DSM businesses supplying materials to automotive, including 3D printing.

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Winners of SPE Auto Innovation Awards Wow with Many ‘Firsts’

Innovative, transferable, and intelligent use of  plastics shine in nine categories.

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Additives

COC Boosts Performance in Multilayer LLDPE Packaging

TOPAS demonstrates COC’s significant performance enhancements at ANTEC 2017.

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Materials

Braskem Aims for ‘Green’ PET

Through a new partnership, the company seeks biobased production of a key raw material—MEG—in a cost-effective way.

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Commodity Resins

U.S. Plastics Industry Maintains its Trade Surplus

PLASTICS’ chief economist says this speaks to the U.S. plastics industry’s continued impact on the international market.

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Automotive

Lifetime Achievement Awardee Honored For Over 30 Years of Advances in Automotive Molding

Technical specialist Dr. Suresh Shah, who holds more than 45 Intellectual Properties including patents and trade secrets, was recognized at SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala.

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